Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that the CSK have not been performing well in both batting and bowling heading into their IPL 2025 match against the SRH. He added that the CSK’s bowling hasn’t been able to perform as a unit, an issue that has troubled them for quite some time now.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “The batting is still not doing well. Ravindra Jadeja was sent up the order. He scored a fifty as well last time, but he was going at a run-a-ball for a long time, which is not ideal because, ultimately, you were left too far behind. It was a 190 to 200-run pitch, and you didn’t even reach 160-165. The bowling is not looking as impressive as it looked at the start. Noor Ahmad is still picking up wickets. Both he and Khaleel Ahmed are in the Purple Cap list, but it’s not that impressive. It’s not getting together quite nicely. This problem is troubling them repeatedly, but that’s been their story.”

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Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra also added that the Chennai Super Kings have started planning for the future by giving chances to youngsters like Shaik Rasheed and Ayush Mhatre in the playing XI as well.

“Chennai have already started planning for the next year. So we saw a few changes in their batting order. We saw Shaik Rasheed and Ayush Mhatre. They are going towards youngsters. I am not expecting too many changes because the same team might play. You might see Anshul Kamboj if they feel the pitch is helpful for fast bowlers, or else this team might play with Ashwin only,” Aakash Chopra concluded.